We've talked a lot about finding a good work/life balance, and a lot of us find it pretty difficult. Developer/designer Pam Selle disagrees, saying that as long as you remember a few key things, it should be pretty easy to stop working at the end of the day and get back to your life. »4/25/14 5:00pm 4/25/14 5:00pm

The modern workday is rarely structured in a way that you can completely concentrate on a task. It's easy to get distracted or lose track of what you're doing. One method to fix this suggested by the Harvard Business Review is to schedule in four-hour long "work flows" every week. »10/02/12 6:30am 10/02/12 6:30am

The first hour of your morning sets the stage for the entire day to follow. It's important to make the most of it, and we don't mean by opening your inbox and sifting through whatever came in last night. There's a better way: take the morning to tackle the hardest things of the day—those heavy tasks that you know you… »8/23/12 4:00am 8/23/12 4:00am

"He's one of my best employees. He always puts in ten-hour days, sometimes much more." Is this how your boss judges you and your colleagues? Probably yes, according to a 2010 study published in Human Relations. »6/20/12 7:00am 6/20/12 7:00am

Dear Lifehacker, I love my job and my boss. I also value what little free time I get and unfortunately it seems that almost every weekend my boss emails me something that either takes a huge chunk of my weekend or gets me stressing out over dealing with it on Monday. How can I get the time off I deserve and still be… »6/08/12 10:00am 6/08/12 10:00am

Don't feel like you're ever getting the most out of your vacation days? Fast Company notes that for many companies who've adjusted their vacation policies, productivity is through the roof. »4/09/12 11:00am 4/09/12 11:00am

Many of us can't wait to pack up and head home at the end of a long workday: we count down the hours and as soon as our shift is up, we're out the door. For others, there's a stigma to leaving on time, or worse, we have a difficult time forcing ourselves to leave the office, whether or or not we love our work. Here… »8/19/11 8:00am 8/19/11 8:00am